CVE-2022-26236
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe default privileges for the running service Normand Remisol Advance Launcher in Beckman Coulter Remisol Advance v2.0.12.1 and prior allows non-privileged users to overwrite and manipulate executables and libraries. This allows attackers to access sensitive data.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Beckman Coulter Remisol Advance Launcher service runs with elevated privileges but has weak file permissions allowing non-privileged users to overwrite or modify the service executable and associated libraries. Attackers can replace these binaries with malicious code to execute with the service's elevated privileges and access sensitive data.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2.0.12.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Remisol Advance is installedLook for the Beckman Coulter Remisol Advance application in Windows Programs and Features (appwiz.cpl) or check for the installation directory typically under C:\Program Files\Beckman Coulter\Remisol Advance or similar locations.Affected if The application is present on the system.
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Verify installed versionOpen Windows Programs and Features, find Remisol Advance, and compare the version number to 2.0.12.1. Alternatively, check the version property of the launcher executable in the installation folder.Affected if The installed version is 2.0.12.1 or lower.
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Locate the service executableIdentify the Remisol Advance Launcher service using Windows Services (services.msc) or by searching for files named 'Remisol' with .exe extension in Program Files directories.Affected if The service executable exists on the system.
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Inspect file permissions on service executableRight-click the identified Remisol Advance launcher executable, select Properties, then go to the Security tab. Check which users or groups have Write or Modify permissions, especially for non-admin users.Affected if Non-privileged users (such as Users group or authenticated users) have Write or Modify permissions on the executable or its folder.
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Check service configurationOpen Services (services.msc), find the Remisol Advance Launcher service, right-click and select Properties. Verify the service runs under an elevated account (like Local System or a domain admin account).Affected if The service runs with elevated privileges (Local System, administrator account, or similar).
A system is affected if Beckman Coulter Remisol Advance version 2.0.12.1 or lower is installed AND non-privileged users have write/modify access to the service executable while the service runs with elevated privileges.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRestrict file system permissions on the service executable and libraries to administrators only, removing write/modify access for non-privileged users. Apply Windows ACLs following the principle of least privilege.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-26236 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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